Which of These Is True About the Transatlantic Slave Trade

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of these is true about the transatlantic slave trade?

• A)Woman and men were taken, but never children.
• B)Most slaves taken to the Americas were destined to labor in the production of sugar.
• C)The slave trade decreased between 1600-1700.
• D)During the mid-seventeenth century, the Dutch dominated the slave trade.
• E)All of these are correct.

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